A Critical and Gramatical Commentary on St. Paul's Epistles to the Philippians Colossians, and to Philemon; With a Revised Translation

by Charles John Ellicott

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 edition. Excerpt: ...(tovos, krrifia, oliala fi axfi6s, Suid.), whether officially (1 Pet. v. 3; 'cleros appellat particulares ecclesias, Calv.), or, as here, a possession and inheritance; comp. Heb. nbrt3. The KAijpor iv ip. is represented as a joint inheritance of the saints, of which each individual has his fieplSa. The derivation is uncertain; perhaps from Kdav, i. e. a 'broken-off' portion (Pott, Etym. Forsch. Vol. II. p. 597), or, less probably, from Sanser. kri, with sense of' casting, ' or'parting off' (Benfey, Wurzellex. Vol. Ii. p. 172). Its more specific uso in eccl. writers is well illustrated by Suicer, Thesaur. s. v. Vol. II. p. 110 sq. iv rip ipurl It is not necessary to refer this specifically to the heavenly realm: ipus marks its characteristies on the side, not merely of its glory (Huth., compare Bp. Hall, Invis. World, II. 5) but, as the antithesis suggests, of its essential purity and perfections; compare 1 John i. 5 This blessed inheritance may be entered upon in part even here on earth. For a good sermon on this text, see Beveridge, Serm. II. Vol. vI. p. 399. 13. os ip'fyio-aro k. t.. Appositional relative-sentence (Winer, Gram. 60. 7, p. 479), introducing a contrasted amplification of the preceding clause, and preparing for a transition to the doctrine of the person, the glory, and the redeeming love of Christ, ver. 1420. The special meanings that have been assigned to ippiaaro (' eripuit; plus hoc est quam liberavit: eripiuntur suepe inviti/ Zanch.), though in part philologically defensible (see Buttm. Lexil. s. v. 53. 1, 2), cannot be certamly maintained in the N. T., where for the most part the idea of ' dragging from a erowd of enemies' (comp. Luke i. 74, 2 Tim. iii. 11, iv. 17;--surely not unwilling) passes into the...

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First published November 11, 1997

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